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粵語辭叢

前人栽樹,後人乘涼

cin4 jan4 zoi1 syu6included in 1 dictionaries
hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4included in 1 dictionaries
維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
cin4 jan4 zoi1 syu6
hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4

A generation sweats for the benefit of future generations; One generation sows (i.e. labours) and the next generation reaps (the fruits of labour)